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Meeting the European Union’s zero-CO2-emissions target for cars in France

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  • de Palma, André
  • Lindsey, Robin
  • Riou, Yannik

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In April 2023, the European Commission issued a Directive to ban the sale after 2034 of new passenger cars that emit CO2. The Directive will have pervasive effects on motorists, the automobile industry, electricity demand, and raw material demand. We examine the Directive from a French perspective, focusing on Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) which account for most of the electric vehicle market in France. We compare the private costs of owning and operating BEVs and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) as a function of annual distance driven, fuel prices, and other factors. Taking into account vehicle purchase incentives, emissions penalties, and taxes on fuel and electricity, we then estimate the financial cost to the French government of replacing ICEVs with BEVs. We conclude by reviewing the effects of the Directive on consumers’ choice of automobiles, the challenges faced by the automobile industry, and the prospects that the potential environmental benefits of BEVs will be weakened by imports of BEVs into Europe, and exports of ICEVs from Europe.

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  • de Palma, André & Lindsey, Robin & Riou, Yannik, 2025. "Meeting the European Union’s zero-CO2-emissions target for cars in France," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:199:y:2025:i:c:s0965856425001594
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104531
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    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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